Events

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- The first annual Atlanta Track Club Wingfoot XC Classic will be held this fall in Cartersville.

Track club executive director Rich Kenah said the competition for middle and high school athletes also aims to introduce community members to a type of running that may be new to them.

The event will feature several race distances up to a 5K, or 3.1 miles. Runners will travel on a variety of surfaces -- grass, dirt, gravel -- and battle traditional European cross country elements like logs and hay bales.

School cross country teams and the general public alike are invited to attend. Visit atlantatrackclub.org for more information; registration opens in August.

The event will be Saturday, Sept. 26 at Sam Smith Park, which is located at 1155 Douthit Ferry Road.

Attendees will also be treated to tableside service, limousine and trolley rides, and other surprises.

Daddy-Daughter Date Night is free, except for the cost of food. Seating is available every hour; fathers and daughters are encouraged to call their local Chick-fil-A locations in advance to reserve a time.

EMERSON, Ga. -- The very first Chick-fil-A in Emerson will open its doors on Thursday, Jan. 22.

As always, Chick-fil-A will hold its popular First 100 celebration to mark the grand opening. The first 100 adults in line will be awarded digital offer cards loaded with a year's supply of free Chick-fil-A meals. The line will officially open Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6 a.m.; if more than 100 people are already waiting, a drawing will determine who wins the offer cards.

The Atlanta-based restaurant chain has given away nearly $24 million in free food since launching the First 100 program 11 years ago.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- Wednesday's lunch and learn at Tellus Science Museum will discuss one of history's most majestic -- and mysterious -- creatures: the Tyrannosaurus rex.

Georgia Perimeter College geology professor Dr. Dion Stewart will host a lecture about the dinosaur on Sept. 24 at 12:15 p.m. It is free for Tellus members to attend and included in admission price for non-members.

Stewart will answer questions about what T. rex ate and how fast he could run, among other topics, by examining fossils.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- The popular PROBE College Fair will stop in Cartersville next week, giving high school students an opportunity to speak directly to representatives from their favorite colleges and universities.

The fair will be Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon at the C. Brown Conference Center.